She wrote in red letters Perhaps it was better Than what she spoke Everthing I read Was a whole lot better Than the lilies That never toil or spell Consider the birds of the air They never reap or sow She wrote in red letters Because the effort to talk Was too burdensome for her mouth She spilt a bucket of honey And kept walking For it was nothing of else Anger for what thing Should her blood boil For a loss of some wealth She wrote in red letters While her tongue tied knots But I heard verily what was said When I read her books That were pulled from the shelf